NIGP 97737: Film, Movie and Video Tape Rental or Lease

NIGP 97737 Film, Movie and Video Tape Rental or Lease (Item) encompasses the procurement of motion-picture licenses, videography and multimedia documentation services, and related audiovisual content for educational, recreational, and cultural programming. State and local governments soliciting under this code acquire film screening licenses for public events, video production and documentation services for district-wide cultural and arts initiatives, and event-support videography. Issuing bodies include municipal recreation departments, independent school districts, and state cultural agencies. The Dallas Independent School District and Dallas city government appear as repeat purchasers, with the former procuring cultural experiences and multimedia documentation services districtwide on an as-needed basis and the latter acquiring movie licenses for summer aquatic facility programming. The California Film Commission also solicits under related workforce development and entertainment-industry training administration, though that procurement focuses on fiscal-agent management rather than film rental or licensing directly.

Activity concentrates in Texas and California, with recent opportunities spanning August 2026 through October 2026. The City of Dallas issued an IFB (Solicitation IFSPKRB1800456, due April 30, 2026) for movie licenses to screen nine films across nine aquatic centers during summer 2026, requiring delivery FOB to a Dallas facility with all products new and in original packaging. Dallas Independent School District posted an RFP (Solicitation SW250362, due September 10, 2026) for Cultural Experiences, Literacy, and Arts Production Services districtwide on an as-needed basis, explicitly including photography, videography, and multimedia documentation under a three-year term with an option to extend three additional years. The California Film Commission solicited proposals for a five-year Career Pathways Training Program fiscal agent (Solicitation 0000039632, due July 22, 2026) to administer an annual budget of approximately $1.5 million, with SBE and DVBE preferences offering five percent incentive. Geographic spread beyond Texas and California is not clearly supported in the recent-opportunities block.